Monthly Archives: April 2006

Borris Miles wins by a not-as-close-as-I-expected 53.5-46.5% margin. I was there till almost 11 at his party, and the place was packed and raucous. More in the morning, but damn, was that fun. Barbara Radnofsky’s win was much less suspenseful … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’m about to head out to what I hope will be victory parties for Borris Miles and Barbara Radnofsky here in town. Despite the screwup in Maverick County (which hasn’t had its early votes reported yet), things look excellent early … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Vince and BOR are the first to report this: The Democratic primary runoff ballot in Maverick County, where Eagle Pass is, did not contain Barbara Radnofsky‘s name on it. Instead, it had the names of the other two candidates, Gene … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I haven’t really written about it before, but today is also the day of the special election in the San Diego area to replace the convicted felon and Republican former Congressman Randy “Duke” Cunningham in California’s 50th CD. MyDD has … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Today is the primary runoff election, so if you haven’t voted early, this is your last chance. If you have voted, ask the people you know who should be voting if they have. I’ve gotten four people to go to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

According to Roll Call, some lobbyists are having a bit of buyer’s remorse now that Tom DeLay is no longer a candidate for office: A few lobbyists who helped raise money for Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas) – all of them … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The dumbing down of our political discourse continues apace. “Politics is the only field in which the more experience you have, the worse you get. And I have no political experience whatsoever,” said the musician-comic-author. I’ll give you four guesses … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I felt like taking the rest of the day off Sunday, so here’s some collected reading on all things DeLay-ish for you to scan through as you start your week. Cris Feldman, the winning attorney in the TRMPAC lawsuit, writes … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Olivia and I made the drive out to Fort Bend yesterday – in particular, the town of Rosenberg – for the opening of the Fort Bend County Democratic Party‘s headquarters. The place was packed, and the energy level was as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

If all the pre-primary race profiles had been as substantive as this one on HD146, I’d have been a lot less cranky back then. It’s a good read and it covers things pretty well, so I’ll just pick one minor … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Don’t know how many of you listened to Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me this morning, but they had Tom DeLay as the subject of their “Not My Job” game. It was quite amusing to hear the reactions to his nickname … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Have you voted in the primary runoffs yet? If so, you’re one of an elite few in Harris County. Through Wednesday, 954 Harris County residents had voted in the GOP runoff, down from 3,733 at the same point during the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Since there isn’t much in the way of news in the CD22 saga since the Perry announcement and anti-Lampson protest of yesterday afternoon, I’m going to try to collect my thoughts here and see where we stand. It’s been a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I get a lot of email about various events, happenings, fundraiser, and so on. Here’s a listing of some of them. Via Houston Democrats, the Fort Bend Democrats are having a grand opening party this Saturday: Fort Bend Democrats is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Peggy Fikac has the story: Gov. Rick Perry said today he doesn’t plan to call an emergency election to replace U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay when the former House majority leader resigns. That means voters in Congressional District 22 won’t get … Continue reading → Continue reading →